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A virtually identical pair of andirons marked by Whittingham are in the collection of The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
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A FINE PAIR OF FEDERAL BRASS ANDIRONS
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, NEW YORK, 1800-1820
Each with ball and knop finial above a ball shaft with mid-band over rectangular plinths engraved with anchors and a flower, on spur-arched legs with ball feet--19½in. high (2)
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, NEW YORK, 1800-1820
Each with ball and knop finial above a ball shaft with mid-band over rectangular plinths engraved with anchors and a flower, on spur-arched legs with ball feet--19½in. high (2)